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Updated February 22, 2023

Man City will miss several key players against RB Leipzig

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Manchester City will start their journey in the knock-out stage of the UCL as they are ready to face RB Leipzig tonight at Red Bull Arena

Man City will miss several key players against RB Leipzig

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Manchester City will start their journey in the knock-out stage of the UEFA Champions League as they are ready to face RB Leipzig tonight at Red Bull Arena. English champion Manchester City arrived in Germany to play the first leg in the round of 16. Tonight, RB Leipzig will host the Citizens at their home ground.

Stats and Facts

Manchester City have played two games against RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League. The two matches were both high-scoring, with both sides scoring 12 goals altogether. Leipzig won the first one by a 2-1 margin, while Manchester City smashed them in the 2nd game by a thrilling 6-3 margin. However, Manchester City have good records against German sides in European competitions. They lost only one of their previous 17 games against German sides in the UCL.

Team News

Manchester City have a massive blow ahead of tonight's clash. Their midfield maestro Kevin De Bruyne didn't travel with the team as he has been left out of the squad due to illness. Defender Aymeric Laporte also missed the trip due to illness. As for Leipzig, they will miss the service of Peter Gulacsi, Dani Olmo, and Abdou Diallo because of injury. But Christopher Nkunku and Konrad Laimer have returned to the training ground.

Guardiola ahead of Leipzig clash

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola had a press conference ahead of the Leipzig clash. Guardiola said some critics wouldn't stop blaming him. "I would say that if my career finishes tomorrow, literally tomorrow, I would be more than blessed and grateful for what I have done with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and here, in Europe and in other competitions," Guardiola told a news conference at Red Bull Arena on Tuesday. Guardiola added, "I could never have expected to have the career I have had in a short time. Not just for the success we had, but also the way we play -- I love it. I could not ask for more. We want to do our best and get to the quarterfinals but what is going to happen is going to happen. At the end, destiny is already written." "Sometimes we have been close, sometimes not. I have the feeling that what we have done, all of us, is going to fail. Whatever I have done personally in the past or in the future, I am going to fail. Nothing will be enough," Guardiola told in the conference.

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